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Desktop Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Enhanced Conventional Portable Radio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1.5ppm
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz 12.5KHz/ 25KHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.000-69.950 MHz 136-174MHz / 350-390MHz / 400-480MHz / 450-520MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 5% BER: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? 60dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.000-69.950 MHz 136-174MHz / 350-390MHz / 400-480MHz / 450-520MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 10-100 W 1/2 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50ΩΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 15V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Netherlands Between and in China
Dimensions 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
252 × 104 × 330 mm
(9.92 × 4.09 × 12.99 in)
60.8 × 35.7 × 118.5 mm
(2.39 × 1.41 × 4.67 in)
Weight ? 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) 239 gr (8.4 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Mandown
Lone Worker
Emergency Alarms
Advanced Encryption with RC4 Technology
DMO True 2-slot, Allowing for 2 Talk Paths at 1 Frequency
Transmit Interrupt/Radio Priority for Emergency or Urgent Communication
Integrated High Precision GPS
Accessories ? ? Battery
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
Stubby Antenna
Charger
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) PHILIPS-RT-003600 BELFONE-BF-TD000511